Predicting Aviation Accident Severity: A Data-Driven Approach to Enhancing Air Travel Safety

Done by:

- Pramod Kumar (UID:121032911)

- Swapnita Sahu (UID:121292223)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Importing Necessary Libraries
3. Data Collection
4. Downloading a dataset from Kaggle
5. Data Import
6. Data Cleaning
7. Exploratory Data Analysis
   • Outlier Analysis
   • Distributions of Variables
   • Handling Skewness
   • Feature Correlations
8. Bivariate Analysis
9. Feature Scaling
10. Model Building
    • Feature Selection
    • Train-Test Split
11. Model Training
    • Baseline Models
    • Neural Network
12. Model Evaluation
    • Performance Metrics
    • Confusion Matrix
13. Conclusion

Introduction

The aviation industry is a global powerhouse, with millions of flights operated each year. Though air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation, yet the stakes remain high when accidents do occur. A single crash can ripple through economies, impact regulatory policies, and shift public perception of air travel. Understanding and predicting the severity of these crashes is not only crucial for enhancing safety protocols but also for minimizing the impact on passengers, crews, and the wider community. Moreover, as the aviation industry continues to evolve, with the introduction of new aircraft technologies and operational protocols, a data-driven approach to understanding potential crash outcomes becomes even more vital.

Recent events have underscored the importance of this issue. For instance, the tragic crash of a passenger plane in early 2024 raised questions about existing safety measures and the effectiveness of current predictive models. Investigations revealed that while initial crash predictions indicated low risk, unforeseen factors led to a disastrous outcome. Such incidents highlight the necessity for more robust predictive frameworks that can analyze various parameters—including weather conditions, human factors, and aircraft maintenance history—to provide more accurate severity assessments.

This project sits at the intersection of machine learning and real-world applications, showcasing the transformative power of data science in critical fields. By leveraging advanced algorithms and big data analytics, we can derive insights from vast amounts of historical flight data, accident reports, and environmental conditions. As we embark on this project, we aim not only to contribute to the body of knowledge in aviation safety but also to illustrate how data science can drive meaningful change in sectors that affect our daily lives. By harnessing the power of machine learning, we strive to create a safer future for air travel, ensuring that lessons learned from past incidents lead to actionable insights that protect lives.

Importing Necessary Libraries

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib import style
import seaborn as sns
%matplotlib inline
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
import os
from scipy import stats

from google.colab import files
import os

import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings(action= 'ignore')

To get started with this tutorial, the first step is to import the essential Python libraries, as demonstrated above. These libraries will be instrumental throughout the process. Using Jupyter Notebook is highly recommended for this tutorial.

A key library we’ll work with is Pandas, a powerful open-source tool for data analysis built on Python. It offers a user-friendly and flexible approach to data manipulation, allowing us to perform a variety of transformations effortlessly.

Another critical library we'll utilize is NumPy, which is designed for high-performance computations on large datasets. It provides a robust framework for storing, processing, and performing complex operations on data, streamlining the analysis process.

Setting a common style to visualize plots

sns.set_theme(style="whitegrid", palette="deep")

Data Collection

The Airplane Accidents Severity Dataset on Kaggle provides detailed information on airplane accidents that occurred between 2010 and 2018. It consists of two CSV files: "train.csv" and "test.csv". The training dataset contains 10,000 rows and 13 columns, while the testing dataset includes 2,725 rows and 12 columns. Each row corresponds to a unique airplane accident. The dataset features the following columns:

• Accident_ID: A unique identifier assigned to each accident.
• Accident_Type_Code: A numerical code indicating the type of accident (e.g., "1" for "Controlled Flight Into Terrain," "2" for "Loss of Control In Flight," etc.).
• Cabin_Temperature: The cabin temperature at the time of the accident, measured in degrees Celsius.
• Turbulence_In_gforces: The g-force experienced by the aircraft during the incident.
• Control_Metric: A measure of the pilot's ability to maintain control during the accident.
• Total_Safety_Complaints: The total number of safety complaints filed against the airline in the 12 months leading up to the accident.
• Days_Since_Inspection: The number of days since the aircraft's last inspection.
• Safety_Score: A metric that evaluates the overall safety performance of the airline.
• Severity: The severity level of the accident, categorized as "Minor_Damage_And_Injuries," "Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities," "Significant_Damage_And_Serious_Injuries," or "Highly_Fatal_And_Damaging."
• Accident_Type_Description: A detailed description of the type of accident.
• Max_Elevation: The highest altitude achieved by the aircraft during the flight.
• Violations: The number of safety violations recorded for the airline in the 12 months preceding the accident.
• Adverse_Weather_Metric: A metric assessing weather conditions during the time of the accident.

Downloading a dataset from Kaggle

• Create your API token in your kaggle account.
• Download your token as kaggle.json
• Upload it in google colab.
• Create a root directory for kaggle in your directory, upload the .json file here.
• Give it permission.
• Download the dataset
• Unzip it and start using it.

Data Import

df_train = pd.read_csv('/content/train.csv')
df_train.head()

	Severity	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Accident_Type_Code	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Accident_ID
0	Minor_Damage_And_Injuries	49.223744	14	22	71.285324	0.272118	78.04	2	31335.47682	3	0.424352	7570
1	Minor_Damage_And_Injuries	62.465753	10	27	72.288058	0.423939	84.54	2	26024.71106	2	0.352350	12128
2	Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities	63.059361	13	16	66.362808	0.322604	78.86	7	39269.05393	3	0.003364	2181
3	Significant_Damage_And_Serious_Injuries	48.082192	11	9	74.703737	0.337029	81.79	3	42771.49920	1	0.211728	5946
4	Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities	26.484018	13	25	47.948952	0.541140	77.16	3	35509.22852	2	0.176883	9054

df_test = pd.read_csv('/content/test.csv')
df_test.head()

	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Accident_Type_Code	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Accident_ID
0	19.497717	16	6	72.151322	0.388959	78.32	4	37949.724386	2	0.069692	1
1	58.173516	15	3	64.585232	0.250841	78.60	7	30194.805567	2	0.002777	10
2	33.287671	15	3	64.721969	0.336669	86.96	6	17572.925484	1	0.004316	14
3	3.287671	21	5	66.362808	0.421775	80.86	3	40209.186341	2	0.199990	17
4	10.867580	18	2	56.107566	0.313228	79.22	2	35495.525408	2	0.483696	21

df_train.shape

(10000, 12)

df_train.describe()

	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Accident_Type_Code	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Accident_ID
count	10000.000000	10000.000000	10000.000000	10000.000000	10000.000000	10000.000000	10000.000000	10000.000000	10000.00000	10000.000000	10000.000000
mean	41.876406	12.931100	6.564300	65.145324	0.381495	79.969331	3.814900	32001.803282	2.01220	0.255635	6266.554200
std	16.138072	3.539803	6.971982	11.882934	0.121301	2.759739	1.902577	9431.995196	1.03998	0.381128	3610.170288
min	0.000000	1.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.134000	74.740000	1.000000	831.695553	0.00000	0.000316	2.000000
25%	30.593607	11.000000	2.000000	56.927985	0.293665	77.960000	2.000000	25757.636910	1.00000	0.012063	3139.750000
50%	41.278539	13.000000	4.000000	65.587967	0.365879	79.540000	4.000000	32060.336420	2.00000	0.074467	6280.500000
75%	52.511416	15.000000	9.000000	73.336372	0.451346	81.560000	5.000000	38380.641515	3.00000	0.354059	9391.500000
max	100.000000	23.000000	54.000000	100.000000	0.882648	97.510000	7.000000	64297.651220	5.00000	2.365378	12500.000000

df_test.shape

(2500, 11)

df_test.describe()

	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Accident_Type_Code	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Accident_ID
count	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000	2500.000000
mean	41.825224	12.946400	6.574800	65.368058	0.376197	79.993068	3.853600	32383.134179	1.990800	0.250886	6186.283200
std	16.280187	3.523364	7.179542	11.442005	0.116960	2.713833	1.877652	9485.096436	1.018592	0.387663	3602.235035
min	0.000000	1.000000	0.000000	20.966272	0.143376	74.740000	1.000000	831.695553	0.000000	0.000368	1.000000
25%	30.593607	11.000000	1.000000	57.702826	0.292583	77.930000	2.000000	26008.851717	1.000000	0.013136	3071.750000
50%	41.461187	13.000000	4.000000	66.066545	0.357404	79.600000	4.000000	32472.865497	2.000000	0.072466	6159.500000
75%	52.751142	15.000000	9.000000	73.119872	0.441699	81.530000	5.000000	38759.519071	3.000000	0.315407	9309.250000
max	100.000000	23.000000	54.000000	97.994531	0.881926	94.200000	7.000000	62315.408444	5.000000	2.365378	12493.000000

Data Cleaning

• The code given below checks for missing values in the training and testing datasets by summing the null entries for each column.
• It helps identify which columns have missing values and their extent.

df_train.isnull().sum()

	0
Severity	0
Safety_Score	0
Days_Since_Inspection	0
Total_Safety_Complaints	0
Control_Metric	0
Turbulence_In_gforces	0
Cabin_Temperature	0
Accident_Type_Code	0
Max_Elevation	0
Violations	0
Adverse_Weather_Metric	0
Accident_ID	0

dtype: int64

df_test.isnull().sum()

	0
Safety_Score	0
Days_Since_Inspection	0
Total_Safety_Complaints	0
Control_Metric	0
Turbulence_In_gforces	0
Cabin_Temperature	0
Accident_Type_Code	0
Max_Elevation	0
Violations	0
Adverse_Weather_Metric	0
Accident_ID	0

dtype: int64

• The Accident_ID column has 10 missing values. Considering the dataset contains 10,000 records, removing these 10 rows is a reasonable approach. This represents only 0.1% of the data, and the impact on the analysis or model performance will be negligible.

• By removing Accident_ID and Accident_Type_Code, we ensure the dataset maintains its integrity and avoids issues caused by missing values, ultimately resulting in a more reliable dataset for further analysis or machine learning tasks.

# Removing rows where Accident_ID is null
df_train = df_train.dropna(subset=['Accident_ID'])

# Verifying the changes
print(df_train.info())

<class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'>
RangeIndex: 10000 entries, 0 to 9999
Data columns (total 12 columns):
 #   Column                   Non-Null Count  Dtype  
---  ------                   --------------  -----  
 0   Severity                 10000 non-null  object 
 1   Safety_Score             10000 non-null  float64
 2   Days_Since_Inspection    10000 non-null  int64  
 3   Total_Safety_Complaints  10000 non-null  int64  
 4   Control_Metric           10000 non-null  float64
 5   Turbulence_In_gforces    10000 non-null  float64
 6   Cabin_Temperature        10000 non-null  float64
 7   Accident_Type_Code       10000 non-null  int64  
 8   Max_Elevation            10000 non-null  float64
 9   Violations               10000 non-null  int64  
 10  Adverse_Weather_Metric   10000 non-null  float64
 11  Accident_ID              10000 non-null  int64  
dtypes: float64(6), int64(5), object(1)
memory usage: 937.6+ KB
None

testing2= df_test.drop(['Accident_Type_Code'], axis=1)
testing2.info()

<class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'>
RangeIndex: 2500 entries, 0 to 2499
Data columns (total 10 columns):
 #   Column                   Non-Null Count  Dtype  
---  ------                   --------------  -----  
 0   Safety_Score             2500 non-null   float64
 1   Days_Since_Inspection    2500 non-null   int64  
 2   Total_Safety_Complaints  2500 non-null   int64  
 3   Control_Metric           2500 non-null   float64
 4   Turbulence_In_gforces    2500 non-null   float64
 5   Cabin_Temperature        2500 non-null   float64
 6   Max_Elevation            2500 non-null   float64
 7   Violations               2500 non-null   int64  
 8   Adverse_Weather_Metric   2500 non-null   float64
 9   Accident_ID              2500 non-null   int64  
dtypes: float64(6), int64(4)
memory usage: 195.4 KB

#Print their respective shapes
print("Shape of training data is:", df_train.shape)
print("Shape of testing data is:", testing2.shape)

Shape of training data is: (10000, 12)
Shape of testing data is: (2500, 10)

df_train['Severity'].value_counts()

	count
Severity
Highly_Fatal_And_Damaging	3049
Significant_Damage_And_Serious_Injuries	2729
Minor_Damage_And_Injuries	2527
Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities	1695

dtype: int64

We count the occurrences of each unique value in the Severity column to understand its distribution.

!pip install fuzzywuzzy

Collecting fuzzywuzzy
  Downloading fuzzywuzzy-0.18.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl.metadata (4.9 kB)
Downloading fuzzywuzzy-0.18.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (18 kB)
Installing collected packages: fuzzywuzzy
Successfully installed fuzzywuzzy-0.18.0

from fuzzywuzzy import process

# Define the list of correct categories
valid_categories = [
    'Highly_Fatal_And_Damaging',
    'Significant_Damage_And_Serious_Injuries',
    'Minor_Damage_And_Injuries',
    'Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities'
]

# Function to match each value to the closest valid category
def match_severity(value):
    return process.extractOne(value, valid_categories)[0]

# Apply the function to the 'Severity' column
df_train['Severity'] = df_train['Severity'].apply(match_severity)

# Verify the changes
print(df_train['Severity'].value_counts())

Severity
Highly_Fatal_And_Damaging                  3049
Significant_Damage_And_Serious_Injuries    2729
Minor_Damage_And_Injuries                  2527
Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities          1695
Name: count, dtype: int64

• The above code installs the fuzzywuzzy library, which helps with string matching and correction.
• The process module is used to find the closest matching string from a list of valid categories.
• Defines a list of valid severity categories.
• Applies fuzzy matching to the Severity column to correct any inconsistent or misspelled entries.
• Ensures that the Severity column values align with the predefined valid categories.

df_train['Cabin_Temperature'].value_counts()

	count
Cabin_Temperature
78.46	48
80.98	43
78.37	42
79.17	41
81.26	40
...	...
81.65	1
78.07	1
85.25	1
80.10	1
85.31	1

950 rows × 1 columns

dtype: int64

We count the frequency of each unique value in the Cabin_Temperature column.

# Filter rows where Cabin_Temperature is 0
cabin_temp_zero = df_train[df_train['Cabin_Temperature'] == 0]

# Display the rows with Cabin_Temperature = 0
cabin_temp_zero

	Severity	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Accident_Type_Code	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Accident_ID

The above code filters and displays rows where Cabin_Temperature is 0, which might indicate incorrect or missing data.

# Calculate the median of Cabin_Temperature excluding zeros
median_temp = df_train.loc[df_train['Cabin_Temperature'] != 0, 'Cabin_Temperature'].median()

# Replace all Cabin_Temperature = 0 with the median
df_train.loc[df_train['Cabin_Temperature'] == 0, 'Cabin_Temperature'] = median_temp

# Verify the changes
print(f"Median used for replacement: {median_temp}")
df_train['Cabin_Temperature'].value_counts()

Median used for replacement: 79.54

	count
Cabin_Temperature
78.46	48
80.98	43
78.37	42
79.17	41
81.26	40
...	...
81.65	1
78.07	1
85.25	1
80.10	1
85.31	1

950 rows × 1 columns

dtype: int64

• We calculate the median of the Cabin_Temperature column, excluding rows where the value is 0.
• Median is chosen as it is less sensitive to outliers compared to the mean, ensuring a robust replacement value.
• All occurrences of 0 are replaced in the Cabin_Temperature column with the calculated median. This ensures the dataset does not contain invalid values while preserving the column's overall distribution.
• We confirm the value used for replacement and verifies the updated frequency distribution of Cabin_Temperature.

df_train= df_train.drop(['Accident_ID'], axis=1)
df_train.head()

	Severity	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Accident_Type_Code	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric
0	Minor_Damage_And_Injuries	49.223744	14	22	71.285324	0.272118	78.04	2	31335.47682	3	0.424352
1	Minor_Damage_And_Injuries	62.465753	10	27	72.288058	0.423939	84.54	2	26024.71106	2	0.352350
2	Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities	63.059361	13	16	66.362808	0.322604	78.86	7	39269.05393	3	0.003364
3	Significant_Damage_And_Serious_Injuries	48.082192	11	9	74.703737	0.337029	81.79	3	42771.49920	1	0.211728
4	Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities	26.484018	13	25	47.948952	0.541140	77.16	3	35509.22852	2	0.176883

We removed the Accident_ID column from the training dataset.

• Accident_ID: A unique identifier that does not contribute directly to the analysis or model building.

Exploratory Data Analysis

The dataset is now clean, consistent, and ready for reliable analysis or modeling

Outlier Analysis

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns

# Prepare numerical data for boxplots
num_df = df_train[['Safety_Score', 'Control_Metric', 'Turbulence_In_gforces',
                   'Cabin_Temperature', 'Max_Elevation', 'Adverse_Weather_Metric', 'Total_Safety_Complaints']]

# Set the number of rows and columns for the grid
num_cols = 2  # 2 boxplots per row
num_plots = len(num_df.columns)
rows = (num_plots + num_cols - 1) // num_cols  # Calculate required rows

# Create the figure and axes
fig, axes = plt.subplots(rows, num_cols, figsize=(14, rows * 4))  # Adjust size dynamically
axes = axes.flatten()  # Flatten axes array for easier indexing

# Plot each variable as a boxplot
for i, col in enumerate(num_df.columns):
    sns.boxplot(data=num_df[col], color='skyblue', width=0.6, ax=axes[i])
    axes[i].set_title(f'Boxplot of {col}', fontsize=14, color='black', pad=10)  # Title
    axes[i].set_xlabel(col, fontsize=12, color='black', labelpad=10)  # X-axis label
    axes[i].set_ylabel('Value', fontsize=12, color='black', labelpad=10)  # Y-axis label
    axes[i].grid(visible=True, color='gray', linestyle='--', linewidth=0.5, alpha=0.6)  # Grid styling

# Hide any unused subplots
for j in range(num_plots, len(axes)):
    axes[j].set_visible(False)

# Adjust layout to fit everything nicely
plt.tight_layout()

# Show the plot
plt.show()

The primary focus here is to visualize the distribution and detect potential outliers for key numerical variables using boxplots. Boxplots are particularly useful for summarizing the range, interquartile range, median, and identifying outliers in data.

This approach provides a comprehensive visual analysis of numerical data, enabling:

• Identification of outliers that may skew the analysis or modeling.
• Comparison of distributions across different features.
• Quick insights into the data's structure and variability.

As can be seen from boxplots above, the data is prone to a lot of outliers especially variables like 'Total_Safety_Complaints', 'Adverse_Weather_Metric' and 'Turbulence_in_gforces'. Removing them does not make sense as it will lead to a lot of data loss. Let's see if we can improve the situation by transforming these variables

#Let's map the Dependent variable to their respective categorial dummies
df_train['Severity']= df_train.Severity.map({'Minor_Damage_And_Injuries': '1', 'Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities': '2', 'Significant_Damage_And_Serious_Injuries': '3', 'Highly_Fatal_And_Damaging': '4'})
df_train.head()

	Severity	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Accident_Type_Code	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric
0	1	49.223744	14	22	71.285324	0.272118	78.04	2	31335.47682	3	0.424352
1	1	62.465753	10	27	72.288058	0.423939	84.54	2	26024.71106	2	0.352350
2	2	63.059361	13	16	66.362808	0.322604	78.86	7	39269.05393	3	0.003364
3	3	48.082192	11	9	74.703737	0.337029	81.79	3	42771.49920	1	0.211728
4	2	26.484018	13	25	47.948952	0.541140	77.16	3	35509.22852	2	0.176883

The dependent variable Severity is mapped to categorical dummy values to streamline analysis and ensure consistent representation. The mapping is as follows:

• 'Minor_Damage_And_Injuries' → '1'
• 'Significant_Damage_And_Fatalities' → '2'
• 'Significant_Damage_And_Serious_Injuries' → '3'
• 'Highly_Fatal_And_Damaging' → '4'

This transformation converts descriptive labels into numeric representations, simplifying visualization and modeling tasks.

# Importing necessary libraries
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Define the figure and axes with a specific size
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 6))

# Create the count plot
sns.countplot(
    data=df_train,
    x='Severity',
    palette='coolwarm',
    order=df_train['Severity'].value_counts().index,  # Sort by frequency
    saturation=0.8,
    ax=ax  # Use the defined axis
)

# Add a title and labels
ax.set_title('Distribution of Severity', fontsize=16, fontweight='bold', pad=15, color='black')
ax.set_xlabel('Severity', fontsize=12, labelpad=10, color='black')
ax.set_ylabel('Count', fontsize=12, labelpad=10, color='black')

# Rotate x-axis labels for better readability
ax.set_xticklabels(ax.get_xticklabels(), rotation=45, fontsize=10)
ax.tick_params(axis='y', labelsize=10)

# Adjust layout to remove extra space
fig.tight_layout()

# Display the plot
plt.show()

Insights from the Plot

• The count plot provides a clear view of how the data is distributed across the four severity categories.
• It highlights potential class imbalances, which are crucial to address in subsequent modeling steps, particularly for classification problems.

Distributions of Variables

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns

# Define the number of variables and create subplots
num_vars = num_df.columns
num_plots = len(num_vars)
rows = (num_plots + 2) // 3  # Arrange in a grid with 3 columns per row
fig, axes = plt.subplots(rows, 3, figsize=(15, rows * 4))  # Adjust size dynamically
axes = axes.flatten()  # Flatten the 2D array of axes for easier indexing

# Set a consistent theme
sns.set_theme(style="whitegrid")

# Plot each variable in its respective subplot
for i, var in enumerate(num_vars):
    sns.histplot(num_df[var], kde=True, color="skyblue", ax=axes[i])  # Use histplot with KDE
    axes[i].set_title(f"Distribution of {var}", fontsize=14, pad=10)
    axes[i].set_xlabel(var, fontsize=12)
    axes[i].set_ylabel("Frequency", fontsize=12)

# Hide any unused subplots
for j in range(num_plots, len(axes)):
    axes[j].set_visible(False)

# Adjust layout to remove unwanted spaces
plt.tight_layout()

# Show the plot
plt.show()

Handling Skewness

Skewed distributions can adversely affect machine learning models by violating the assumptions of normality in some algorithms. To address this, specific transformations are applied to normalize the data.

Initial Visualization Histograms with KDE:

• Each numerical variable is plotted using sns.histplot() with KDE (Kernel Density Estimate) overlays to observe the data distribution.
• Left Skew: Variables like Control_Metric show a distribution with a longer tail on the left.
• Right Skew: Variables such as Cabin_Temperature, Total_Safety_Complaints, Adverse_Weather_Metric, and Turbulence_In_gforces have distributions with a longer tail on the right.

#Fixing the right skew
num_df['Total_Safety_Complaints'] = np.log(num_df['Total_Safety_Complaints']+1) #+1 cause the log here takes a negative value
num_df['Adverse_Weather_Metric'] = np.log(num_df['Adverse_Weather_Metric'])
num_df['Cabin_Temperature'] = np.log(num_df['Cabin_Temperature'])
num_df['Turbulence_In_gforces'] = np.log(num_df['Turbulence_In_gforces'])

#Fixing left skew
num_df['Control_Metric'] = np.power(num_df['Control_Metric'], 2)

Transformation of Skewed Variables

To normalize the distributions:

Right-Skewed Variables:

Log transformations are applied using np.log(), which compresses the right tail and spreads out values near zero. Variables Transformed:

• Total_Safety_Complaints (added +1 to avoid logarithm of zero).
• Adverse_Weather_Metric
• Cabin_Temperature
• Turbulence_In_gforces

Left-Skewed Variable:

A power transformation is applied to Control_Metric by squaring the values (np.power(x, 2)) to correct the skewness.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns

# Define the number of variables and create subplots
num_vars = num_df.columns
num_plots = len(num_vars)
rows = (num_plots + 2) // 3  # Arrange in a grid with 3 columns per row
fig, axes = plt.subplots(rows, 3, figsize=(15, rows * 4))  # Adjust size dynamically
axes = axes.flatten()  # Flatten the 2D array of axes for easier indexing

# Set a consistent theme
sns.set_theme(style="whitegrid")

# Plot each variable in its respective subplot
for i, var in enumerate(num_vars):
    sns.histplot(num_df[var], kde=True, color="skyblue", ax=axes[i])  # Use histplot with KDE
    axes[i].set_title(f"Distribution of {var}", fontsize=14, pad=10)
    axes[i].set_xlabel(var, fontsize=12)
    axes[i].set_ylabel("Frequency", fontsize=12)

# Hide any unused subplots
for j in range(num_plots, len(axes)):
    axes[j].set_visible(False)

# Adjust layout to remove unwanted spaces
plt.tight_layout()

# Show the plot
plt.show()

Post-Transformation Visualization

The histograms are re-plotted after the transformations:

• Variables previously skewed to the right exhibit more symmetrical distributions post log transformation.
• Control_Metric no longer shows left skewness after the power transformation.

Advantages of Transformation

• Improved Model Performance:
  • Normalized distributions help in reducing model bias and variance.
  • Algorithms sensitive to distribution perform better with transformed data.
• Enhanced Interpretability:
  • Correcting skewness ensures that summary statistics like mean and standard deviation better represent the data.

Feature Correlations

# Calculate the correlation matrix
correlation = num_df.corr()

# Create a heatmap with better styling
plt.figure(figsize=(12, 8))  # Adjust the figure size
sns.set_theme(style="white")  # Use a clean white background theme

# Create the heatmap
heatmap = sns.heatmap(
    correlation,
    annot=True,  # Annotate each cell with the correlation value
    fmt=".2f",  # Format the numbers to 2 decimal places
    cmap="coolwarm",  # Use a color palette
    vmin=-1, vmax=1,  # Ensure the color range is consistent
    linewidths=0.5,  # Add thin lines between cells
    annot_kws={"size": 10, "color": "black"}  # Customize annotations
)

# Add title and labels
plt.title("Correlation Heatmap of Numerical Variables", fontsize=16, fontweight='bold', pad=15)
plt.xticks(fontsize=10, rotation=45, ha='right')  # Rotate x-axis labels for better readability
plt.yticks(fontsize=10, rotation=0)  # Keep y-axis labels horizontal

# Remove extra spaces and display
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

No variables show worrying levels of correlation to each other except 'Control_Metric' and 'Turbulence_In_gforces'. However, keeping them in the model yielded better results. Also, 0.6 is more closer to 0.5 than any extreme so i decided to keep them.

#Let's put the entire dataset back together
Rem= df_train[['Days_Since_Inspection','Violations','Accident_Type_Code','Severity']]
train2= pd.concat([num_df, Rem], axis=1)
train2.head()

	Safety_Score	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Max_Elevation	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Total_Safety_Complaints	Days_Since_Inspection	Violations	Accident_Type_Code	Severity
0	49.223744	5081.597362	-1.301521	4.357222	31335.47682	-0.857192	3.135494	14	3	2	1
1	62.465753	5225.563379	-0.858166	4.437225	26024.71106	-1.043130	3.332205	10	2	2	1
2	63.059361	4404.022241	-1.131328	4.367674	39269.05393	-5.694652	2.833213	13	3	7	2
3	48.082192	5580.648392	-1.087586	4.404155	42771.49920	-1.552452	2.302585	11	1	3	3
4	26.484018	2299.101968	-0.614077	4.345881	35509.22852	-1.732265	3.258097	13	2	3	2

Bivariate analysis

1. Comparises more than one attribute in a graph.
2. Visualization of graph.
3. Uncover hidden pattern and relation between the attributes.

Here we describe which attribute is Categorical and Quantitative:

Categorical:

1. Violations.

2. Accident_Type_Code.

3. Days_Since_Inspection.

4. Target Variable: Severity

Quantitative:

1. Adverse_Weather_Metric

2. Max_Elevation

3. Cabin_Temperature

4. Turbulence_In_gforces

5. Control_Metric

6. Total_Safety_Complaints

7. Safety_Score

Compare both Categorical and Quantitative attributes together.

1. Adverse_Weather_Metric

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

# Simulating train2 dataset for demonstration
np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Adverse_Weather_Metric': np.random.uniform(-8, 0, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the boxplot code with better alignment, professional styling, and legends on the right
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette for better aesthetics
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Adverse Weather Metric
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Adverse_Weather_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Adverse Weather Metric
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Adverse_Weather_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Adverse Weather Metric
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Adverse_Weather_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for improved alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

# Simulating train2 dataset for demonstration
np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Adverse_Weather_Metric': np.random.uniform(-8, 0, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the line plot code with better alignment and legends
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette for better aesthetics
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Adverse Weather Metric
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Adverse_Weather_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Adverse Weather Metric
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Adverse_Weather_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Adverse Weather Metric
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Adverse_Weather_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Adverse Weather Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for improved alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

2. Max_Elevation

# Simulating train2 dataset for demonstration
np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Max_Elevation': np.random.uniform(0, 10000, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the boxplot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14,12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("Spectral")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Max Elevation
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Max_Elevation',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Max Elevation', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Max Elevation (ft)', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Max Elevation
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Max_Elevation',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Max Elevation', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Max Elevation (ft)', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Max Elevation
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Max_Elevation',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Max Elevation', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Max Elevation (ft)', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjust layout for better alignment
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Max_Elevation': np.random.uniform(0, 10000, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the line plot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette for professional visuals
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("husl")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Max Elevation
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Max_Elevation',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Max Elevation', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Max Elevation (ft)', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Max Elevation
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Max_Elevation',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Max Elevation', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Max Elevation (ft)', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Max Elevation
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Max_Elevation',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Max Elevation', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Max Elevation (ft)', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjust layout for better spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

3. Cabin_Temperature

np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Cabin_Temperature': np.random.uniform(15, 40, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the boxplot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("Spectral")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Cabin Temperature
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Cabin_Temperature',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Cabin Temperature', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Cabin Temperature (°C)', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Cabin Temperature
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Cabin_Temperature',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Cabin Temperature', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Cabin Temperature (°C)', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Cabin Temperature
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Cabin_Temperature',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Cabin Temperature', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Cabin Temperature (°C)', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Cabin_Temperature': np.random.uniform(15, 40, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the line plot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Cabin Temperature
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Cabin_Temperature',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Cabin Temperature', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Cabin Temperature (°C)', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Cabin Temperature
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Cabin_Temperature',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Cabin Temperature', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Cabin Temperature (°C)', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Cabin Temperature
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Cabin_Temperature',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Cabin Temperature', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Cabin Temperature (°C)', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

4. Turbulence_In_gforces

# Simulating train2 dataset for demonstration
np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Turbulence_In_gforces': np.random.uniform(0, 5, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the boxplot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 1))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("Set2")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Turbulence In g-forces
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Turbulence_In_gforces',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Turbulence In g-forces', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Turbulence (g-forces)', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Turbulence In g-forces
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Turbulence_In_gforces',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Turbulence In g-forces', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Turbulence (g-forces)', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Turbulence In g-forces
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Turbulence_In_gforces',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Turbulence In g-forces', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Turbulence (g-forces)', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

# Simulating train2 dataset for demonstration
np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Turbulence_In_gforces': np.random.uniform(0, 5, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the line plot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Turbulence In g-forces
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Turbulence_In_gforces',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Turbulence In g-forces', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Turbulence (g-forces)', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Turbulence In g-forces
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Turbulence_In_gforces',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Turbulence In g-forces', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Turbulence (g-forces)', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Turbulence In g-forces
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Turbulence_In_gforces',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Turbulence In g-forces', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Turbulence (g-forces)', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

5. Control_Metric

# Simulating train2 dataset for demonstration
np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Control_Metric': np.random.uniform(50, 100, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the boxplot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("Spectral")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Control Metric
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Control_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Control Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Control Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Control Metric
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Control_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Control Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Control Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Control Metric
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Control_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Control Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Control Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

# Simulating train2 dataset for demonstration
np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Control_Metric': np.random.uniform(50, 100, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the line plot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Control Metric
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Control_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Control Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Control Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Control Metric
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Control_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Control Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Control Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Control Metric
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Control_Metric',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Control Metric', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Control Metric', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

6. Total_Safety_Complaints

np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Total_Safety_Complaints': np.random.randint(0, 50, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the boxplot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Total Safety Complaints
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Total_Safety_Complaints',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Total Safety Complaints
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Total_Safety_Complaints',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Total Safety Complaints
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Total_Safety_Complaints',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

# Simulating train2 dataset for demonstration
np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Total_Safety_Complaints': np.random.randint(0, 50, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the boxplot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Total Safety Complaints
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Total_Safety_Complaints',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Total Safety Complaints
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Total_Safety_Complaints',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Total Safety Complaints
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Total_Safety_Complaints',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Total Safety Complaints', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

7. Safety_Score

np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Safety_Score': np.random.uniform(0, 100, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the boxplot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Safety Score
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Safety_Score',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Safety Score', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Safety Score', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Safety Score
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Safety_Score',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Safety Score', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Safety Score', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Safety Score
sns.boxplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Safety_Score',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Safety Score', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Safety Score', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

np.random.seed(42)
train2 = pd.DataFrame({
    'Violations': np.random.randint(0, 6, 100),
    'Safety_Score': np.random.uniform(0, 100, 100),
    'Accident_Type_Code': np.random.randint(1, 8, 100),
    'Days_Since_Inspection': np.random.randint(0, 30, 100),
    'Severity': np.random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4], 100)
})

# Improved version of the line plot code
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(14, 12))

# Custom color palette
custom_palette = sns.color_palette("coolwarm")

# Plot 1: Violations vs Safety Score
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[0],
    x='Violations',
    y='Safety_Score',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[0].set_title('Violations vs Safety Score', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Violations', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Safety Score', fontsize=12)
axes[0].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 2: Accident Type Code vs Safety Score
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[1],
    x='Accident_Type_Code',
    y='Safety_Score',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[1].set_title('Accident Type Code vs Safety Score', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Accident Type Code', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Safety Score', fontsize=12)
axes[1].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Plot 3: Days Since Inspection vs Safety Score
sns.lineplot(
    ax=axes[2],
    x='Days_Since_Inspection',
    y='Safety_Score',
    data=train2,
    hue='Severity',
    palette=custom_palette
)
axes[2].set_title('Days Since Inspection vs Safety Score', fontsize=14, weight='bold')
axes[2].set_xlabel('Days Since Inspection', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Safety Score', fontsize=12)
axes[2].legend(title="Severity", bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left', fontsize=10, title_fontsize=12)

# Adjusting layout for better alignment and spacing
fig.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(right=0.85)  # To make space for legends

plt.show()

train2 = train2[train2.columns.drop('Severity')]

Feature Scaling

from sklearn import preprocessing
scaler= preprocessing.StandardScaler()
scaled_df= scaler.fit_transform(train2)
scaled_df= pd.DataFrame(scaled_df, columns= ['Safety_Score', 'Control_Metric', 'Turbulence_In_gforces', 'Cabin_Temperature', 'Max_Elevation', 'Adverse_Weather_Metric', 'Total_Safety_Complaints', 'Days_Since_Inspection', 'Violations','Accident_Type_Code'])
scaled_df.head()

	Safety_Score	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Max_Elevation	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Total_Safety_Complaints	Days_Since_Inspection	Violations	Accident_Type_Code
0	0.455303	0.454029	-0.921825	-0.699846	-0.070649	0.957777	1.611091	0.301981	0.949873	-0.953964
1	1.275888	0.547877	0.492672	1.649054	-0.633736	0.861378	1.819935	-0.828082	-0.011732	-0.953964
2	1.312673	0.012333	-0.378835	-0.392957	0.770528	-1.550182	1.290165	0.019465	0.949873	1.674181
3	0.384562	0.779349	-0.239277	0.678123	1.141883	0.597322	0.726805	-0.545566	-0.973336	-0.428335
4	-0.953841	-1.359818	1.271427	-1.032798	0.371883	0.504099	1.741256	0.019465	-0.011732	-0.428335

• The StandardScaler from sklearn.preprocessing is used for standardization.
• Standardization transforms each feature to have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, ensuring a common scale without distorting relative relationships.
• scaled_df.head() outputs the first 5 rows of the standardized data.
• This allows verification that scaling was applied correctly and data integrity was maintained.

#Let's check the mean(Should be approximtaley 0) and SD(Ideally 1) of the scaled dataframe
scaled_df.mean()

	0
Safety_Score	1.492140e-16
Control_Metric	3.652190e-16
Turbulence_In_gforces	-6.565415e-16
Cabin_Temperature	6.825474e-15
Max_Elevation	5.009326e-17
Adverse_Weather_Metric	2.700062e-17
Total_Safety_Complaints	-5.933032e-17
Days_Since_Inspection	-1.975309e-16
Violations	2.415845e-17
Accident_Type_Code	-1.350031e-16

dtype: float64

scaled_df.std()

	0
Safety_Score	1.00005
Control_Metric	1.00005
Turbulence_In_gforces	1.00005
Cabin_Temperature	1.00005
Max_Elevation	1.00005
Adverse_Weather_Metric	1.00005
Total_Safety_Complaints	1.00005
Days_Since_Inspection	1.00005
Violations	1.00005
Accident_Type_Code	1.00005

dtype: float64

#Let's check the distribution of Variables now
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(ncols=2, figsize=(15, 15))

ax1.set_title('Before Scaling')
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Safety_Score'], ax=ax1)
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Days_Since_Inspection'], ax=ax1)
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Total_Safety_Complaints'], ax=ax1)
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Control_Metric'], ax=ax1)
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Turbulence_In_gforces'], ax=ax1)
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Cabin_Temperature'], ax=ax1)
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Max_Elevation'], ax=ax1)
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Violations'], ax=ax1)
sns.kdeplot(df_train['Adverse_Weather_Metric'], ax=ax1)


ax2.set_title('After Standard Scaler')
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Safety_Score'], ax=ax2)
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Days_Since_Inspection'], ax=ax2)
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Total_Safety_Complaints'], ax=ax2)
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Control_Metric'], ax=ax2)
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Turbulence_In_gforces'], ax=ax2)
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Cabin_Temperature'], ax=ax2)
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Max_Elevation'], ax=ax2)
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Violations'], ax=ax2)
sns.kdeplot(scaled_df['Adverse_Weather_Metric'], ax=ax2)

plt.show()

# Define the number of variables and create subplots
num_vars = testing2.columns
num_plots = len(num_vars)
rows = (num_plots + 1) // 2  # Arrange in a grid with 2 plots per row
fig, axes = plt.subplots(rows, 2, figsize=(14, rows * 4))  # Adjust size dynamically
axes = axes.flatten()  # Flatten the 2D array of axes for easier indexing

# Plot each variable in its respective subplot
for i, var in enumerate(num_vars):
    sns.histplot(testing2[var], kde=True, color="dodgerblue", ax=axes[i])  # Use histplot with KDE
    axes[i].set_title(f"Distribution of {var}", fontsize=14, pad=10)
    axes[i].set_xlabel(var, fontsize=12)
    axes[i].set_ylabel("Frequency", fontsize=12)

# Hide any unused subplots (if the number of variables is odd)
for j in range(num_plots, len(axes)):
    axes[j].set_visible(False)

# Adjust layout to remove unwanted spaces
plt.tight_layout()

# Show the plot
plt.show()

It's quite clear that the data is now normally distributed with a mean 0 and a standard devaition of 1. Let's apply the same transformation to Test Data before proceeding with Model fitting

#Applying transformations
testing2['Total_Safety_Complaints'] = np.log(testing2['Total_Safety_Complaints']+1)
testing2['Adverse_Weather_Metric'] = np.log(testing2['Adverse_Weather_Metric']+1)
testing2['Cabin_Temperature'] = np.log(testing2['Cabin_Temperature']+1)
testing2['Turbulence_In_gforces'] = np.log(testing2['Turbulence_In_gforces']+1)

#Fixing left skew
testing2['Control_Metric'] = np.power(testing2['Control_Metric'], 2)

testing2.head()

	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Accident_ID
0	19.497717	16	1.945910	5205.813236	0.328554	4.373490	37949.724386	2	0.067371	1
1	58.173516	15	1.386294	4171.252251	0.223816	4.377014	30194.805567	2	0.002774	10
2	33.287671	15	1.386294	4188.933272	0.290180	4.476882	17572.925484	1	0.004307	14
3	3.287671	21	1.791759	4404.022240	0.351906	4.405010	40209.186341	2	0.182314	17
4	10.867580	18	1.098612	3148.058972	0.272488	4.384773	35495.525408	2	0.394536	21

ID_Col= testing2[['Accident_ID']]
testing_df= testing2.drop(['Accident_ID'], axis=1)
testing_df.head()

	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric
0	19.497717	16	1.945910	5205.813236	0.328554	4.373490	37949.724386	2	0.067371
1	58.173516	15	1.386294	4171.252251	0.223816	4.377014	30194.805567	2	0.002774
2	33.287671	15	1.386294	4188.933272	0.290180	4.476882	17572.925484	1	0.004307
3	3.287671	21	1.791759	4404.022240	0.351906	4.405010	40209.186341	2	0.182314
4	10.867580	18	1.098612	3148.058972	0.272488	4.384773	35495.525408	2	0.394536

#Standardization
scaler= preprocessing.StandardScaler()
scaled_df_test= scaler.fit_transform(testing_df)
scaled_df_test= pd.DataFrame(scaled_df_test, columns= ['Safety_Score', 'Days_Since_Inspection','Total_Safety_Complaints', 'Control_Metric', 'Turbulence_In_gforces', 'Cabin_Temperature', 'Max_Elevation', 'Violations', 'Adverse_Weather_Metric'])
scaled_df_test.head()

	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric
0	-1.371727	0.866845	0.355919	0.542584	0.153563	-0.614333	0.586995	0.009034	-0.483246
1	1.004384	0.582969	-0.232222	-0.157369	-1.111490	-0.507807	-0.230758	0.009034	-0.741989
2	-0.524519	0.582969	-0.232222	-0.145406	-0.309925	2.511257	-1.561731	-0.972910	-0.735846
3	-2.367618	2.286227	0.193911	0.000116	0.435613	0.338538	0.825254	0.009034	-0.022850
4	-1.901934	1.434598	-0.534568	-0.849630	-0.523613	-0.273256	0.328201	0.009034	0.827197

Model Building

Feature Selection

# Rearrange train data
train_df= scaled_df[['Safety_Score', 'Days_Since_Inspection','Total_Safety_Complaints', 'Control_Metric', 'Turbulence_In_gforces', 'Cabin_Temperature', 'Max_Elevation', 'Violations', 'Adverse_Weather_Metric']]
train_df.head()

	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric
0	0.455303	0.301981	1.611091	0.454029	-0.921825	-0.699846	-0.070649	0.949873	0.957777
1	1.275888	-0.828082	1.819935	0.547877	0.492672	1.649054	-0.633736	-0.011732	0.861378
2	1.312673	0.019465	1.290165	0.012333	-0.378835	-0.392957	0.770528	0.949873	-1.550182
3	0.384562	-0.545566	0.726805	0.779349	-0.239277	0.678123	1.141883	-0.973336	0.597322
4	-0.953841	0.019465	1.741256	-1.359818	1.271427	-1.032798	0.371883	-0.011732	0.504099

# Check if it's same as original scaled dataframe
scaled_df.head()

	Safety_Score	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Max_Elevation	Adverse_Weather_Metric	Total_Safety_Complaints	Days_Since_Inspection	Violations	Accident_Type_Code
0	0.455303	0.454029	-0.921825	-0.699846	-0.070649	0.957777	1.611091	0.301981	0.949873	-0.953964
1	1.275888	0.547877	0.492672	1.649054	-0.633736	0.861378	1.819935	-0.828082	-0.011732	-0.953964
2	1.312673	0.012333	-0.378835	-0.392957	0.770528	-1.550182	1.290165	0.019465	0.949873	1.674181
3	0.384562	0.779349	-0.239277	0.678123	1.141883	0.597322	0.726805	-0.545566	-0.973336	-0.428335
4	-0.953841	-1.359818	1.271427	-1.032798	0.371883	0.504099	1.741256	0.019465	-0.011732	-0.428335

#Put into X and y arrays
X= train_df
y= df_train['Severity']

Train-Test Split

#Split into train and validation sets
X_train, X_Val, y_train, y_Val= train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.2, random_state=20)
print("shape of training data:", X_train.shape, "\nShape of Validation data:", X_Val.shape, "\nShape of training label:", y_train.shape, "\nShape of Validation label:", y_Val.shape)

shape of training data: (8000, 9) 
Shape of Validation data: (2000, 9) 
Shape of training label: (8000,) 
Shape of Validation label: (2000,)

• Proportion: The dataset is successfully split into 80% training and 20% validation subsets.
• Consistency: Shapes of features and labels align correctly between training and validation sets.
• Next Steps: This split allows the model to be trained on X_train and y_train and evaluated on X_Val and y_Val.

X_train.head()

	Safety_Score	Days_Since_Inspection	Total_Safety_Complaints	Control_Metric	Turbulence_In_gforces	Cabin_Temperature	Max_Elevation	Violations	Adverse_Weather_Metric
4661	-0.042708	-1.110598	-0.551433	0.192534	-0.859026	0.739084	2.579069	0.949873	1.848533
7168	0.509065	0.019465	-0.246006	0.660479	-0.733031	1.600392	-1.899446	-0.973336	-2.698089
1031	0.724115	-1.110598	-0.981909	-0.401421	0.050939	-1.729725	3.161069	-0.973336	1.285306
6746	1.202319	-0.828082	-0.981909	-0.073769	0.692538	-0.632205	1.064002	-0.011732	1.111356
9228	-0.738791	0.867012	1.005353	-0.587471	-0.777171	-0.311164	-0.065913	0.949873	-1.113417

y_train.head()

	Severity
4661	4
7168	1
1031	3
6746	1
9228	3

dtype: object

Model Training

Baseline Models

This experiment involves training and evaluating three machine learning models: Random Forest, XGBoost, and a Neural Network.

# prompt: use random forest

from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestClassifier
from sklearn.metrics import accuracy_score

# Initialize and train the Random Forest Classifier
rf_classifier = RandomForestClassifier(n_estimators=100, random_state=42)  # You can adjust hyperparameters
rf_classifier.fit(X_train, y_train)

# Make predictions on the validation set
y_pred = rf_classifier.predict(X_Val)

# Evaluate the model
accuracy = accuracy_score(y_Val, y_pred)
print(f"Random Forest Accuracy: {accuracy}")

#Now you can use the trained model to predict on the test set
#test_predictions = rf_classifier.predict(scaled_df_test)

Random Forest Accuracy: 0.9505

Random Forest Classifier:

Description:

• A tree-based ensemble method that combines multiple decision trees to improve performance.
• n_estimators=100: Uses 100 decision trees.

Accuracy:

• The validation accuracy was 0.95.

Strengths:

• Handles both categorical and numerical features well.
• Robust to overfitting with enough trees.

Inference:

• Achieved good accuracy on the validation set, making it a strong baseline.
• May not handle multi-class classification as effectively as specialized methods like XGBoost.

from sklearn.preprocessing import LabelEncoder

# Encode the labels
label_encoder = LabelEncoder()
y_train_encoded = label_encoder.fit_transform(y_train)  # Convert strings to integers
y_Val_encoded = label_encoder.transform(y_Val)          # Use the same encoding

import xgboost as xgb
from sklearn.metrics import accuracy_score

# Initialize and train the XGBoost Classifier
xgb_classifier = xgb.XGBClassifier(objective='multi:softmax', num_class=4, random_state=42)
xgb_classifier.fit(X_train, y_train_encoded)

# Make predictions on the validation set
y_pred_xgb = xgb_classifier.predict(X_Val)

# Decode predictions back to original labels if necessary
y_pred_xgb_decoded = label_encoder.inverse_transform(y_pred_xgb)
y_Val_decoded = label_encoder.inverse_transform(y_Val_encoded)

# Evaluate the model
accuracy_xgb = accuracy_score(y_Val_decoded, y_pred_xgb_decoded)
print(f"XGBoost Accuracy: {accuracy_xgb}")

XGBoost Accuracy: 0.9565

XGBoost Classifier:

Description:

• A gradient-boosting algorithm optimized for speed and performance.
• objective='multi:softmax': Used for multi-class classification.
• num_class=4: Specifies four target classes.

Label Encoding:

• Categorical labels were encoded into integers using LabelEncoder.
• Predictions were decoded back to original labels for evaluation.

Accuracy:

• Validation accuracy was 0.95.

Strengths:

• Often achieves superior performance on structured data.
• Built-in handling of multi-class tasks.

Inference:

• Likely achieved better accuracy than Random Forest due to boosting and optimization for multi-class problems.
• Well-suited for this problem if computation time is not a concern.

Neural Network

import tensorflow as tf
from tensorflow.keras import layers, regularizers
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler

scaler = StandardScaler()
X_train_scaled = scaler.fit_transform(X_train)
X_Val_scaled = scaler.transform(X_Val)
# Simplified and Optimized Neural Network Architecture
model = tf.keras.Sequential([


    layers.Dense(16, activation='relu'),


    layers.Dense(8, activation='relu'),

    layers.Dense(4, activation='softmax')  # Output layer for multi-class classification
])

# Compile the model
model.compile(optimizer=tf.keras.optimizers.Adam(learning_rate=0.001),
              loss='categorical_crossentropy',
              metrics=['accuracy'])

# Train the model
history = model.fit(X_train_scaled, pd.get_dummies(y_train).values,
                    epochs=100,  # Increase epochs
                    batch_size=16,  # Smaller batch size
                    validation_data=(X_Val_scaled, pd.get_dummies(y_Val).values))

# Evaluate the model
loss, accuracy = model.evaluate(X_Val_scaled, pd.get_dummies(y_Val).values)
print(f"Neural Network Accuracy: {accuracy}")

Epoch 1/100
500/500 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 6s 4ms/step - accuracy: 0.3318 - loss: 1.3459 - val_accuracy: 0.5555 - val_loss: 1.0924
Epoch 2/100
500/500 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 2s 2ms/step - accuracy: 0.6299 - loss: 1.0305 - val_accuracy: 0.7595 - val_loss: 0.7637
Epoch 3/100
500/500 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 1s 2ms/step - accuracy: 0.7850 - loss: 0.7011 - val_accuracy: 0.8380 - val_loss: 0.5425
Epoch 4/100
500/500 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 2s 3ms/step - accuracy: 0.8389 - loss: 0.5149 - val_accuracy: 0.8655 - val_loss: 0.4413
Epoch 5/100
500/500 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 2s 3ms/step - accuracy: 0.8622 - loss: 0.4265 - val_accuracy: 0.8780 - val_loss: 0.3818
Epoch 6/100
500/500 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 2s 2ms/step - accuracy: 0.8832 - loss: 0.3569 - val_accuracy: 0.8995 - val_loss: 0.3479
Epoch 7/100
500/500 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 1s 2ms/step - accuracy: 0.8924 - loss: 0.3335 - val_accuracy: 0.9115 - val_loss: 0.3234
Epoch 8/100
490/500 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0s 2ms/step - accuracy: 0.9131 - loss: 0.3008

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<ipython-input-71-ee241a4fe907> in <cell line: 26>()
     24 
     25 # Train the model
---> 26 history = model.fit(X_train_scaled, pd.get_dummies(y_train).values,
     27                     epochs=100,  # Increase epochs
     28                     batch_size=16,  # Smaller batch size

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/keras/src/utils/traceback_utils.py in error_handler(*args, **kwargs)
    115         filtered_tb = None
    116         try:
--> 117             return fn(*args, **kwargs)
    118         except Exception as e:
    119             filtered_tb = _process_traceback_frames(e.__traceback__)

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/keras/src/backend/tensorflow/trainer.py in fit(self, x, y, batch_size, epochs, verbose, callbacks, validation_split, validation_data, shuffle, class_weight, sample_weight, initial_epoch, steps_per_epoch, validation_steps, validation_batch_size, validation_freq)
    343                         shuffle=False,
    344                     )
--> 345                 val_logs = self.evaluate(
    346                     x=val_x,
    347                     y=val_y,

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/keras/src/utils/traceback_utils.py in error_handler(*args, **kwargs)
    115         filtered_tb = None
    116         try:
--> 117             return fn(*args, **kwargs)
    118         except Exception as e:
    119             filtered_tb = _process_traceback_frames(e.__traceback__)

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/keras/src/backend/tensorflow/trainer.py in evaluate(self, x, y, batch_size, verbose, sample_weight, steps, callbacks, return_dict, **kwargs)
    431             for step, iterator in epoch_iterator.enumerate_epoch():
    432                 callbacks.on_test_batch_begin(step)
--> 433                 logs = self.test_function(iterator)
    434                 logs = self._pythonify_logs(logs)
    435                 callbacks.on_test_batch_end(step, logs)

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/util/traceback_utils.py in error_handler(*args, **kwargs)
    148     filtered_tb = None
    149     try:
--> 150       return fn(*args, **kwargs)
    151     except Exception as e:
    152       filtered_tb = _process_traceback_frames(e.__traceback__)

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/polymorphic_function/polymorphic_function.py in __call__(self, *args, **kwds)
    831 
    832       with OptionalXlaContext(self._jit_compile):
--> 833         result = self._call(*args, **kwds)
    834 
    835       new_tracing_count = self.experimental_get_tracing_count()

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/polymorphic_function/polymorphic_function.py in _call(self, *args, **kwds)
    876       # In this case we have not created variables on the first call. So we can
    877       # run the first trace but we should fail if variables are created.
--> 878       results = tracing_compilation.call_function(
    879           args, kwds, self._variable_creation_config
    880       )

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/polymorphic_function/tracing_compilation.py in call_function(args, kwargs, tracing_options)
    137   bound_args = function.function_type.bind(*args, **kwargs)
    138   flat_inputs = function.function_type.unpack_inputs(bound_args)
--> 139   return function._call_flat(  # pylint: disable=protected-access
    140       flat_inputs, captured_inputs=function.captured_inputs
    141   )

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/polymorphic_function/concrete_function.py in _call_flat(self, tensor_inputs, captured_inputs)
   1320         and executing_eagerly):
   1321       # No tape is watching; skip to running the function.
-> 1322       return self._inference_function.call_preflattened(args)
   1323     forward_backward = self._select_forward_and_backward_functions(
   1324         args,

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/polymorphic_function/atomic_function.py in call_preflattened(self, args)
    214   def call_preflattened(self, args: Sequence[core.Tensor]) -> Any:
    215     """Calls with flattened tensor inputs and returns the structured output."""
--> 216     flat_outputs = self.call_flat(*args)
    217     return self.function_type.pack_output(flat_outputs)
    218 

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/polymorphic_function/atomic_function.py in call_flat(self, *args)
    249         with record.stop_recording():
    250           if self._bound_context.executing_eagerly():
--> 251             outputs = self._bound_context.call_function(
    252                 self.name,
    253                 list(args),

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/context.py in call_function(self, name, tensor_inputs, num_outputs)
   1550     cancellation_context = cancellation.context()
   1551     if cancellation_context is None:
-> 1552       outputs = execute.execute(
   1553           name.decode("utf-8"),
   1554           num_outputs=num_outputs,

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/execute.py in quick_execute(op_name, num_outputs, inputs, attrs, ctx, name)
     51   try:
     52     ctx.ensure_initialized()
---> 53     tensors = pywrap_tfe.TFE_Py_Execute(ctx._handle, device_name, op_name,
     54                                         inputs, attrs, num_outputs)
     55   except core._NotOkStatusException as e:

KeyboardInterrupt: 

Neural Network:

Description:

• A feedforward neural network with: Input Layer → 16 neurons → 8 neurons → 4 neurons (output layer for 4 classes with softmax activation).
• Optimized with the Adam optimizer and categorical_crossentropy for multi-class classification.

Data Scaling:

• Features were scaled using StandardScaler to ensure the neural network performs optimally.

Training:

• Used 100 epochs and a batch size of 16.
• Outputs validation accuracy during training.

Accuracy:

• Final accuracy was 0.94.

Strengths:

• Can capture non-linear relationships.
• Flexible architecture allows customization.

Inference:

• Neural networks may take longer to train and are prone to overfitting on small datasets.
• Achieved competitive accuracy but may not outperform XGBoost for this structured data.

Conclusion

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